I had a wonderful physiotherapy session earlier today. The physiotherapist has been doing a lot of exercises to stretch my hamstrings and the other muscles in my lower extremities. I have noticed the sessions are becoming less painful. To date, I have only had three sessions with her and I'm already making remarkable progress. (Of course I'm doing my daily exercises once in the morning and again in the evening). She was extremely surprised on the notable difference I had made in 24 hours; the level of flexibility had increased incredibly in my right leg. The left side had shown minor improvement. She did inquire about my level of physical activity and what I'm able to endure. Once I told her that I had walked for several hours the night before she was impressed and advised me to keep walking as much as I can for however long I can (as long as the pain is manageable). As far as the lower left extremity goes, she said it was typical for the left side to be slow to show improvement. The reason is because of the location of the incision; there is more inflammation which will delay the healing process.
On a really good note, my lower back feels great. The tension in the quadratus lumborun (QL) muscle is completely gone. After 10 months of having extremely tense QL muscles 24/7, it has finally relaxed. I am now able to massage the muscle and put lots of pressure on that area without feeling any pain.
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